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PM orders speed up tackling flood problems in the South
BANGKOK, Nov 22 (TNA) -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva directed Deputy Minister of Interior Thaworn Senneam to speed up tackling flood problems in the South while flooding continued to ravage the region causing authorities to declare a number of areas as disaster zones.
Songkla and Patthalung declared all districts disaster zones while a two-year-old boy who drowned in Songkhla was the first death in new round of floods.
More than 4,000 families in five districts of Phatthalung province were already severely affected by the deluge, with many forced to leave their homes for a safer place.
Authorities in Narathiwat declared nine and five districts in their respective provinces disaster zone after floodwater inundated people’s homes and destroyed farmland.
In Sungai Kolok municipality in Narathiwat, business areas and road links to Malaysia were under water, leaving some tourists stranded.
In Narathiwat alone, more than 10,000 people living in Chanae district were evacuated to higher ground while 80 families living along the banks of the Sungai Kolok River were sent to evacuation centres as water overflowed the banks. About 400 local residents have become ill in the three southernmost provinces while health officials have distributed medicines to flooded areas and mobile medical units helped treat flood victims.
In Trang, 120 houses have been flooded and paddy fields have been submerged. Park access to six waterfalls has been closed indefinitely.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Center in the eastern South has issued flash flood warnings for five provinces -- Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat -- as heavy rain is expected to continue for a certain period. (TNA)
Songkla and Patthalung declared all districts disaster zones while a two-year-old boy who drowned in Songkhla was the first death in new round of floods.
More than 4,000 families in five districts of Phatthalung province were already severely affected by the deluge, with many forced to leave their homes for a safer place.
Authorities in Narathiwat declared nine and five districts in their respective provinces disaster zone after floodwater inundated people’s homes and destroyed farmland.
In Sungai Kolok municipality in Narathiwat, business areas and road links to Malaysia were under water, leaving some tourists stranded.
In Narathiwat alone, more than 10,000 people living in Chanae district were evacuated to higher ground while 80 families living along the banks of the Sungai Kolok River were sent to evacuation centres as water overflowed the banks. About 400 local residents have become ill in the three southernmost provinces while health officials have distributed medicines to flooded areas and mobile medical units helped treat flood victims.
In Trang, 120 houses have been flooded and paddy fields have been submerged. Park access to six waterfalls has been closed indefinitely.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Center in the eastern South has issued flash flood warnings for five provinces -- Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat -- as heavy rain is expected to continue for a certain period. (TNA)
